Found in Larry’s blog: Researchers at the MIT are planning to use mobile sensors to track garbage around the world. Trash is donated by volunteers in New York, Seattle and London.
The researchers believe they’ll be able to track the garbage no matter where in the world it ends up. Particularly useful in tracking electronic waste, often shipped to Africa and disposed of incorrectly.

See the interview with BBC News.

Also in Larry’s blog:

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